Nitrux is a commercial, Ubuntu-based Linux distribution suitable for laptops and desktop computers. Its main desktop environment is Nomad, a KDE Plasma desktop enhanced with "plasmoids" to create a special blend of aesthetics and functionality. The project also focuses on using redistributable, portable applications using the AppImage format. Registration with an e-mail address is required to download this distribution.

The third beta release of antiX 19, a lightweight, desktop-oriented Linux distribution featuring the IceWM window manager, is now available for testing. This major new version is based on Debian 10: "antiX 19 beta 3 'full' and 'base' editions (64-bit and 32-bit) are available. Our third beta build of the upcoming antiX 19 release, based on Debian 'Buster' and free of systemd. The main changes since beta 2: Linux 4.9.189 kernel patched for 'swapgs mitigations' patched; qpdfview replaces Evince; a bit more polish added; various bug fixes. Known issues (reported): sisimedia driver for SiS video cards does not work; connman does not connect to sdio bluetooth controller (rtl8723bs) on Intel Compute Stick STCK1A8LFC; the presence of /etc/asound.conf causes repeated second long gaps in HDMI sound. Hopefully, users will be able to upgrade from this beta to full." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and see also this earlier announcement for a complete list of changes between antiX versions 17 and 19. Those interested in testing the release can download the live images from OSDN: antiX-19.b3_x64-full.iso (1,092MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist), antiX-19.b3_386-full.iso (1,133MB, SHA256, signature). Bugs can be reported on the project's Bugzilla.

The antiX team have published a new development snapshot of the distribution's antiX 19 branch, based on Debian 10 "Buster". The snapshot offers a new tool, called App Select, for finding installed applications and introduces new themes and icons. The release announcement provides further details: "antiX 19 beta 2 (64-bit and 32-bit) available. Our second beta build of the upcoming antiX 19 release, based on Debian 'Buster' and free of systemd. Changes since beta 1: Inclusion of connman-bluetooth-firmware; new application App Select - quickly find all installed applications; Linux kernel 4.9.182 patched with 'Sack Panic'; new 'antiX' category added to menu; new themes, icons and wallpaper; various bug-fixes. For a full list of what is on antiX 19, see this post." antiX 19 Beta 2 is available for 64-bit (x86_64) and 32-bit (x86) machines. Interested beta testers can download the live images from SourceForge: antiX-19.b2_x64-full.iso (1,084MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist), antiX-19.b2_386-full.iso (1,127MB, SHA256, signature). Bugs can be reported on the project's Bugzilla bug tracker.

The first beta build of antiX 19, a fast, lightweight and systemd-free distribution based on Debian "Buster", is now ready for testing. This new version of antiX features the very latest IceWM window manager, version 1.5.5: "Our first beta build of the upcoming antiX 19 release, based on Debian 'Buster' and systemd-free. Changes from antiX 17: ConnMan replaces wicd and is the default; ceni still included, but to use it you need to remove ConnMan - this means a faster boot with only a slight increase in RAM; the ConnMan GUI is included in the start-up file, but not enabled (to keep RAM usage down); more up-to-date look via a 'new' papirus-antix icon theme, numix-square is also included; ships with the very latest IceWM 1.5.5, herbstluftwm 0.7.2 and gnome-mpv 0.16; uses the 4.9.176 Linux kernel, the latest 4.19 and 5.1 kernel versions are easily installable; libpam-elogind-compat included; RoxTerm replaces LXTerminal; live GRUB rescue options; time-saver and assembly line installer changes; chroot-rescue added; isomount options; various ROX-Filer right-click additions...." Read the rest of the release announcement for a complete changelog and a list of new boot parameters. Download (pkglist): antiX-19.b1_x64-full.iso (1,082MB, SHA256, signature), antiX-19.b1_386-full.iso (1,125MB, SHA256, signature).

The developers and antiX, a systemd-free distribution based on Debian's current "Stable" branch, have published an updated build, version 17.4. This is primarily a security and bug-fix release, with an updated and patched Linux kernel to mitigates several vulnerabilities: "antiX-17.4 'Helen Keller' released. This is primarily a point-release upgrade of antiX 17.3 'Helen Keller' with a newer L1TF and Foreshadow, and Meltdown, Spectre and CVE-2019-8912 patched kernel, a few bug fixes, updated translations, and some upgraded and new packages. As usual we offer the following completely systemd-free flavours for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. antiX-full, antiX-base, antiX-core, antiX-net. The 32-bit edition uses a non-PAE kernel. So what has changed since antiX-17.3 release? New 4.9.160 kernel; all packages upgraded to Debian 9.8; Firefox ESR upgraded to 60.5.1 'Quantum'; further improvements to localization of applications; more consistent icons and theme; includes tomb file encryption app." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Quick links to download the "Full" editions: antiX-17.4_x64-full.iso (952MB, SHA256, signature, pkglist), antiX-17.4_386-full.iso (990MB, SHA256, signature).

antiX is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Debian. The antiX project has released a minor update, antiX 17.2, which includes various updates and bug fixes for the 17.x series. "antiX-17.2 (Helen Keller) released. This is primarily a point-release upgrade of antiX-17.1 (Heather Heyer) with a new L1TF/Foreshadow and Meltdown/Spectre patched kernel, various bug fixes, updated translations and some upgraded packages. As usual we offer the following completely systemd-free flavours for both 32-and 64-bit architectures. So what has changed since antiX-17.1 release? New 4.9.126 kernel patched for L1TF/Foreshadow and Meltdown/Spectre exploits; all packages upgraded to Debian 9.5; eudev updated to 3.6; Firefox-esr upgraded to 60.2.2 (Quantum); our non-systemd version of PulseAudio included; non-free debs moved from 'main' to 'nonfree' in antiX repositories; improved localization; antiX-full – gz compression is used, which makes the live ISO image faster to boot, but bigger in size." The distribution is available in four editions: Full, Base, Core and Net. The first two include graphical environments while Core and Net provide minimal, command-line only interfaces. Further details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): antiX-17.2_x64-full.iso (956MB, MD5, signature, torrent), antiX-17.2_x64-base.iso (635MB, MD5, signature, torrent), antiX-17.2_x64-core.iso (309MB, MD5, signature, torrent), antiX-17.2_x64-net.iso (162MB, MD5, signature, torrent).

antiX is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Debian. The antiX project has released an update to the distribution's 17 series, antiX 17.1, which features fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown CPU bugs. "antiX 17.1 (Heather Heyer) released. This is primarily an upgrade of antiX 17 with a new Meltdown/Spectre-patched kernel and a few new applications for users to enjoy. So what has changed since antiX 17 release? New 4.9.87 Linux kernel patched for Meltdown/Spectre; all packages upgraded to Debian 9.4; elogind now included on full and base flavours; eudev updated from 3.2 to 3.5; Firefox-ESR upgraded to 52.7.1; LibreOffice version 5.2.7; xf86-video-sisimedia-antix - latest version for sis graphics; improved localization including new languages offered eg Amharic. New: repo-manager - ported from MX Linux - GUI to easily set up default repositories; antix-viewer - ported from mx-viewer - very simple viewer to display an URL; live-usb-maker-gui-antix - ported from MX Linux as a front end to the antiX live-usb-maker application." The release announcement has more details. Download (pkglist): antiX-17.1_x64-full.iso (785MB, MD5, signature), antiX-17.1_x64-base.iso (635MB, MD5, signature), antiX-17.1_x64-core.iso (313MB, MD5, signature), antiX-17.1_x64-net.iso (160MB, MD5, signature).

The antiX project has released a new development snapshot, leading up to the project's final release of antiX 17. The new release candidate includes a number of small changes and users are being asked to test a number of specific features. In particular connecting to networks, hot plugging both wired and wireless networks and Xorg configurations. "We are almost there! 32- and 64-bit ISO files of the 'full' version are available for further testing. NOTE: Wicd wireless option in F4 of live boot menu. Wicd is tuned off by default. As well as checking that all works as expected on an installed system, we would also like feedback on the following, in particular. Console fonts: console fonts (should never be less than 80 characters across). If kernel VGA menu appears are you asked if you want to save? Is the proper VGA resolution always saved with "F8 Save"?..." The release announcement provides further details along with ten specific features people can help test. Download (MD5) (pkglist): antiX-17.rc1_x64-full.iso (814MB), antiX-17.rc1_386-full.iso (829MB).

The antiX project has released a new development snapshot of their lightweight, Debian-based distribution. The new beta snapshot, antiX 17 Beta 2, features mostly small improvements and polish over the previous testing snapshot. The new beta uses Debian 9 "Stretch" as a base. "One month on from the release of beta1, we are ready to test out beta2. Hopefully we managed to fix some of the problems identified in beta 1 such as automatic connection to Ethernet on live device and installed to hard drive. Decided to use conky-legacy and gufw-legacy versions (1. to save some space and 2. to save some RAM usage 3. They both seem more stable). Installer now prompts for keyboard set up at the beginning rather than near the end. This should work much better for those who want/need multi-language support. eudev seems to be working OK so we will ship with it rather than udev. (note it is packaged as udev to avoid dependency hell, but I assure you we are using eudev)." More information can be found in the project's news page. Download (MD5): antiX-17.b2_x64-full.iso (766MB, pkglist).

The antiX project has released a new beta build of its lightweight distribution. The new development snapshot, antiX 17 beta 1, is the first antiX beta to be based on the newly released Debian 9 'Stretch'. "This is our first public beta of antiX 17 built on the recently released Debian 'Stretch' base. Note that the full version no longer fits on a CD, it is 808 MB. Based on Debian 'Stretch', but without systemd and systemd-shim. Customized 4.10.5 Linux kernel with fbcondecor splash. LibreOffice 5.2.7, Firefox ESR 52.2.0, Claws-Mail 3.14.1; XMMS for audio; GNOME-mpv for playing video; SMTube 17.1.0 for playing YouTube videos without a using a browser; Streamlight-antix for streaming videos with very low RAM usage; eudev. We have also included some applications built by the MX team and ported them to this version of antiX: packageinstaller replaces metapackage-installer; bootrepair; ddm-mx to set up NVIDIA driver; codecs to easily install restricted codecs; Broadcom manager for network troubleshooting. New applications: Lxkeymap to change session keyboard layout; Fskbsetting to set installed system keymaps." A longer list of changes, new utilities and known issues can be found on the antiX news page. Download (MD5): antiX-17.b1_x64-full.iso (785MB, pkglist).

The antiX team has announced the availability of a new point-release of the project's lightweight, Debian-based operating system. The new release, antiX 16.2, is based on Debian 8.8 "Jessie" and features a customized 4.4.10 LTS kernel running SysV init. "antiX 16.2 (Berta Cáceres) point release is available. Bug-fix version including all updates from Debian 'Jessie' and security-patched kernels. Existing users of antiX 16 or antiX 16.1 do not need to download and install. Simply update via the repositories. Debian 8.8 'Jessie', but systemd-free. And it fits on a CD. Great live USB features. As usual antiX comes in three flavours for both 32-bit and 64-bit processors. New net edition - antiX-core-net (140 MB), no X. Just enough to get you connected (wired) and ready to build. No localisation set, no GRUB. Uses antiX kernel, customised 4.4.10 LTS kernel with fbcondecor splash. antiX has been designed to be fast, light on resources and flexible." The new release features several package upgrades, including LibreOffice 4.3.3, Firefox 52.2.0 ESR, Claws Mail 3.13.0, SMTube 17.1.0 and several more. The News section of the antiX project's wiki page contains a more complete list and information on the available editions. Download (pkglist): antiX-16.2_x64-full.iso (685MB, MD5, signature), antiX-16.2_x64-base.iso (508MB, MD5, signature), antiX-16.2_x64-core-libre.iso (203MB, MD5, signature).

A new version of antiX, a Debian-based distribution featuring a simple desktop built around several lightweight and rarely-used window managers, has been released: "antiX 16.1 'Berta Cáceres' released. Bug-fix version, including all updates from Debian 'Jessie' and security-patched kernels. Existing users of antiX 16 do not need to download and install; simply update via the repositories. So what is new? Not a lot, but we have included two excellent new applications - live-kernel-updater and live-usb-maker. Debian 8.7, but free of systemd. And it fits on a CD. Great live USB features. As usual, antiX comes in 3 flavours for both 32-bit and 64-bit processors: Full - 4 windows managers (IceWM, Fluxbox, JWM, herbstluftwm); Base - 3 windows managers (Fluxbox, JWM, herbstluftwm); Core-Libre - no X window, just enough to get you connected and ready to build. Uses a 'libre' kernel. Customised 4.4.10 LTS kernel with fbcondecor splash." Visit the project's home page to read the brief release announcement. Download (pkglist, replace "x64" with "386" if you prefer the 32-bit edition): antiX-16.1_x64-full.iso (680MB, MD5, signature), antiX-16.1_x64-base.iso (503MB, MD5, signature), antiX-16.1_x64-core-libre.iso (200MB, MD5, signature).

The antiX team, which produces a lightweight Debian-based distribution, has announced the availability of antiX 16. The new release is based on Debian 8.5 (Jessie) and deviates from its Debian base by not using the systemd init software. "Debian 8.5 (Jessie), but systemd-free! And it fits on a CD! Great Live USB features! We initially set out to add a few enhancements on top of antiX 15 in preparation for a stretch release, but we got carried away and added lots of features particularly when running live. As usual antiX comes in three flavours for both 32- and 64-bit processors." The three editions are Full (which provides several window managers), Base (with three lightweight window managers) and Core-Libre (no graphical environment). Details on antiX 16 can be found on the project's News page. Download (pkglist): antiX-16_x64-full.iso (675MB, MD5, torrent, signature), antiX-16_x64-base.iso (491MB, MD5, torrent, signature), antiX-16_x64-core-libre.iso (190MB, MD5, torrent, signature).

The antiX project, a distribution suitable for low-resource computing based on Debian's Stable branch, has announced the launch of antiX 15. "A lot of time and work was spent getting antiX-15 (Killa P) ready for stable release; we hope you like it. As with previous releases, antiX-15 comes in 3 flavours for 32- and 64-bit processors all fitting on a CD." Each edition of antiX 15 is based on Debian "Jessie", ships with version 4.0.5 of the Linux kernel and does not include systemd or systemd shims. "antiX has been designed to be fast, light on resources and flexible. Install it to harddrive, run it live from a stick or run as a frugal install on a partition. Want to run antiX on a USB device with persistence? antiX does this simply and effectively. Want to remaster your running live system? antiX makes this easy. Want to create an ISO file of your installed to hard drive system? Yes, antiX has this feature too. Want to run live on a box with UEFI bootloader? antiX can do this. The choice is yours!" Further information is available in the project's release announcement. Download (MD5, pkglist): antiX-15-V_x64-full.iso (654MB), antiX-15-V_386-full.iso (667MB).

antiX developer "anticapitalista" has uploaded the first release candidate for the upcoming antiX 15, a lightweight Debian-based distribution (with IceWM and SysVInit) designed primarily for older computers: "antiX 15 RC1.1 available for testing. Many bug fixes from beta 3. Main changes: antiX 4.0.5 Linux kernel; should now boot sis drivers out of the box; added education applications to meta-installer; persistence and remastering should be more robust; improved live boot to desktop speed; added bootchart; added clearlooks-phenix-theme; added Streamlight live streamer; added Searchmonkey; removed some options from antiX control centre; no longer using Devuan repository for debootstrap. To do: documentation; minor modifications to the menu to include videos from dolphin_oracle. Known issues: cli-installer shouldn't be used; IceWM applets and clock in taskbar reported to freeze when running live with persistence." Visit the project's home page to read the release announcement. Download link: antiX-15-rc1.1-V_386-full.iso (669MB, MD5, pkglist).

The antiX development team has announced the availability of the third beta build of antiX 15, a lightweight Debian-based distribution designed for (not only) older computers. Like the distribution's previous beta releases, this one also uses SysVInit for managing services and is completely free of systemd. From the release announcement published yesterday: "antiX 15 beta3-V available for testing. Many bug fixes from beta 1; default is now light look, F6 at boot menu to select dark; antiX 4.0 Linux kernel; simplified menu layout suggested by SamK; new menu-editor by SamK; timed wallpaper bug fix; built using Devuan debootstrap; new ISO Snapshot application - heavily based on mx-snapshot; more options added to antiX control centre (probably overkill); many more I have forgotten about. Have fun!" Visit the project's home page to read the short release announcement. Interested beta testers can download the live CD image from SourceForge: antiX-15-beta3-V_386-full.iso (670MB, MD5, pkglist).

The antiX development team has announced that the first beta build of antiX 15, a lightweight Debian-based distribution, is ready for testing. This release uses SysVInit only (rather than systemd) for managing services (some of the previously released alpha builds offered a choice between the two init systems). From the release announcement: "antiX 15 beta1-V available for testing. This is a 32-bit antiX full using SysVInit (hence the V) and some repackaged debs for 'nosystemd', e.g CUPS, dBUS. The ISO image is 701 MB so testers will have to overburn the CD. Custom 3.19.1 Linux kernel; addition of alsa-sound-card to set up multiple sound cards; Debian 'Jessie' set as default; UEFI support on the live medium (no support yet in the installer); reorganised menu layout; reorganised boot menu; splash enabled at boot - to remove press F7 and choose the 'No VGA' option; improved localisation - but it still needs work; many minor bugs squashed. Please test and post issues, comment in the forums." Visit the project's home page to read the brief release announcement. Download: antiX-15-beta1-V_386-full.iso (701MB, MD5, pkglist).

antiX 13.2, an updated version of the lightweight Debian-based distribution designed for older and low-specification computers, has been released: "The antiX team is pleased to announce the second update of antiX-13 full version for 32-bit and 64-bit systems, based on Debian 'Wheezy'. This update includes those made upstream and various bug fixes specific to antiX. We have also included some new user-requested features for you to enjoy. antiX changes: to fit on a CD, some applications had to go (of course, they can be installing using apt-get or synaptic); upgraded 3.7.10 kernel to include zRAM as requested by users; removed
alsa-oss, exoodles, gigolo...; Connectshares - various improvements and fixes; fixed broken persistence with 'toram' option; corrected old antiX repository error in 32-bit full version; fixed various JWM menu bugs; links to Rox manual fixed in menus and documentation...." The release announcement can be read on the distribution's news page. Download: antiX-13.2_x64-full.iso (687MB, MD5), antiX-13.2_386-full.iso (690MB, MD5).

And updated build of antiX, a lightweight Debian-based distribution designed for older and low-specification computers, has been released: "The antiX team is pleased to announce the first update of antiX 13 (code name 'Luddite'), based on Debian 'Wheezy'. This update includes those made upstream in Debian 'Wheezy' and various bug fixes specific to antiX: 64-bit kernel recompiled so non-free drivers will build in 'Wheezy'; 64-bit alert message when booting 32-bit ISO image fixed; 'ghost' window fix in IceWM; GUI installer should write correct GRUB entries for any other installed OS; GUI installer should set correct keyboard; more options to enable and disable services at boot; added cdw and Calcurse to IceWM menu; fixed missing icons from IceWM menu; Gufw firewall configuration fixed...." See the project's news page to read the rest of the changelog. Download: antiX-13.1_x64-full.iso (673MB, MD5), antiX-13.1_386-full.iso (675MB, MD5).

The third and likely final beta of antiX 13, a Debian-based distribution for (not only) older computers, is out and ready for testing: "antiX 13 available for testing. Features: 3.6.11 antiX kernel for 32-bit editions; 3.7.10 antiX kernel for 64-bit editions; 3.8.10 antiX kernel available in the repository for those who want/need a more up-to-date version; dist-upgrade on 28 April 2013; Debian 'Wheezy' repository; Iceweasel 20.0 browser; default window manager is IceWM with a Rox desktop, Fluxbox, JWM, wmii and dwm are available; SpaceFM desktop option at boot; better boot menu; integration for UNetbootin live USB; installer improvements; 32-bit edition uses older Flash for PII/PIII processors; double entries removed from menu; various under-the-hood bug fixes. For 99% of users, this release is just like a final." Visit the project's website to read the full release announcement. Download from SourceForge: antiX-13-beta3_x64-full.iso (668MB, MD5), antiX-13-beta3_386-full.iso (669MB, MD5).

The second development build of antiX 13, a lightweight Debian-based distribution designed to run fluently on older computers, is ready for testing: "antiX 13 beta2 full ISO images available for testing in 32-bit and 64-bit variants. Features: 3.6.11 antiX kernel for the 32-bit flavour and 3.7.10 antiX kernel for the 64-bit flavour; the 3.8.4 antiX kernel available in the repository for those who want or need a more up-to-date version; dist-upgrade on 24 March 2013. Most work since beta 1 has focused on customising the live boot menu to include a whole range of boot options via Fn keys: chosen boot parameters can be customised and saved on writable media; the versions of applications shipped come from the Debian 'Testing' repository; latest Iceweasel browser and LibreOffice versions are available via the meta-package installer...." Visit the news section on the project's Wiki pages to read the release announcement. Download: antiX-13-beta2-pt1_x64-full.iso (693MB, MD5), antiX-13-beta2-pt1_386-full.iso (693MB, MD5).

The first development build of antiX 13 is now ready for testing. antiX is a Debian-based lightweight and fast Linux distribution that should work well on ageing computer systems. This beta release comes in a "base" flavour only which means Fluxbox or JWM, but no IceWM and no office suite. From the release announcement: "antiX 13 beta1 base ISO images are available for testing in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. What's new? Linux kernel 3.6.11; dist-upgrade as of 7 January 2013; more options in meta installer; MuPDF replaces ePDFView and zathura; Midnight Commander removed, use Ranger for CLI file manager; installers now give XFS, JFS and ext2 as options, Btrfs is available, but only use for data, not for installing onto; numerous internal changes to antiX scripts. Enjoy!" Download the live CD images from SourceForge: antiX-13-beta1_386-base.iso (365MB, MD5), antiX-13-beta1_x64-base.iso (365MB, MD5).

A new alpha release of antiX 12.5, a lightweight Linux distribution based on Debian's testing branch, is now ready for download: "antiX-12.5-alpha2 available for public testing. New: 64-bit editions of core, base and full. The i486 flavours are bug-fix and development releases from antiX 12. Since Debian 'Testing' is relatively quiet development changes are predominantly taking place on the antiX side. Basic features: base and full use the latest 3.6.6-antix kernel; core is 'libre' using the latest 3.6.6-gnu-antix kernel; live scripts changes mean faster boot; introduction of a dynamic fstab for running live; latest applications include SpaceFM 0.8.2 and udevil 0.3.4; GCC 4.7.1; X.Org Server 1.12.4. All applications apt-get dist-upgrade on 9 November 2012." Visit the project's news page to read the release announcement. Download: antiX-12.5-full-alpha2-486.iso (692MB, MD5), antiX-12.5-full-alpha2-amd64.iso (691MB, MD5).

antiX 12, a Debian-based distribution designed to run efficiently on older and low-specification computers, has been released: "15 months on from the release of antiX M11 series, we are pleased to announce the release of our antiX 12 series. Three variants available: full (697 MB) - features 5 windows managers, base (356 MB) - features Fluxbox, JWM, wmii and dwm, core (135MB) - no X, CLI installer only. All use Debian 'Testing' repositories by default and all applications upgraded via Debian 'Testing' repositories up to 6 August 2012. All variants use the present latest stable kernel (3.5) customised for antiX to allow booting with PI and AMD K5/K6 CPUs. Vast improvements in running live persistence. Booting live/frugal with persistence from an NTFS (windows) partition should work, though it is not advised. Use FAT or ext instead." Visit the distribution's news page to read the release announcement. Download: antiX-12-486.iso (698MB, MD5).

Release candidate two for antiX 12, a lightweight Linux distribution designed for older computers, is ready for final testing: "15 months on from the release of antiX M11 series, we are almost there to release our antiX 12 series. For 99% of users, these RC2 ISO images are ready, but we would also like to get the 1% sorted out before releasing the final. It features five windows managers. IceWM (default), Fluxbox, JWM (all with or without a Rox desktop) wmii (pre-configured to get users started) and dwm. LibreOffice replaces AbiWord and Gnumeric. Iceweasel 10 replaces Iceape, Claws-mail included as email client. Qmmp replaced by XMMS, Yad replaces Zenity, Thunar removed and replaced with SpaceFM and udevil, Cheese removed for Gucview, streamtuner2 replaces streamtuner, Synaptic kept for GUI package management, lots of useful scripts and many other changes." Visit the distribution's news page to read the rest of the release announcement. Download: antiX-12-rc2-486.iso (694MB, MD5).

A pre-final build of antiX M12, a fast and lightweight Linux distribution for old computers, is available for final testing: "Twelve months on from the release of antiX M11, we now make available for testing our antiX M12 series. Three versions to play with: full - features 5 windows managers, IceWM, Fluxbox, JWM (all with or without a Rox desktop) wmii and dwm. LibreOffice replaces AbiWord and Gnumeric. Iceweasel 10 replaces Iceape, Claws-Mail included as email client; base - features Fluxbox, JWM, wmii and dwm; core - no X window, CLI installer only. All use Debian 'Testing' repositories by default and all applications upgraded up to 26 May 2012. All versions use Linux kernel 3.3.5, customised for antiX to allow booting with PI and AMD K5/K6 CPUs." Visit the news page on the project's Wiki pages to read the full release announcement. Download: antiX-486.iso (666MB, MD5), antiX-base-486.iso (346MB, MD5).

A public test release of antiX M12, a new version of the project's Debian-based distribution for older computers, has been release and is available for download: "Ten months on from the release of antiX M11 series, we now make available for testing our antiX M12 series. It features five windows managers - IceWM (default), Fluxbox, JWM (all with or without a Rox desktop) wmii and dwm. LibreOffice replaces AbiWord and Gnumeric, Iceweasel 10 replaces IceApe, Claws-Mail included as anemail client, Qmmp replaced by the mighty XMMS, yad replaces Zenity, Thunar removed and replaced with SpaceFM and Sunflower, Cheese added, Asian fonts removed and many other changes including ability to create a live.iso snapshot of installed system. Both the 'full' and 'base' editions use the Debian Testing repositories by default. All versions use the latest kernel available (3.2.9) - customised for antiX to allow booting with PI and AMD K5/K6 CPUs." Read the rest of the release announcement on the distribution's news page. Download (MD5): antiX-test2.iso (657MB).

antiX M11, a lightweight offshoot of MEPIS Linux designed to run on computers with as little as 64 MB of RAM, has been released: "Just over a year since the release of antiX M8.5, the antiX team is pleased to announce that antiX MEPIS 11 'Jayaben Desai' - a fast, light, very flexible and complete desktop and live CD based on Debian 'Testing' and SimplyMEPIS - is now available in full, base and core versions (for i686 and i486 kernel). This release defaults to a fully customised IceWM Rox desktop (Fluxbox, wmii and dwm are also installed) using a SimplyMEPIS 2.6.36 kernel, our own assistants to help configuration, and the usual range of applications for desktop use. Latest Iceape (2.0.13) for Internet needs, AbiWord (2.8.6) and Gnumeric (1.10.14) for office use, GMMP and Goggles music manager (0.12.1) for audio, gxine, MPlayer and GNOME MPlayer for video...." Continue reading the release announcement for further information. Download: antiX-M11-486.iso (678MB, MD5, torrent), antiX-M11-686.iso (680MB, MD5, torrent).

The first public test release of antiX M11, a lightweight Debian/MEPIS-based distribution designed for older computers, is ready for download: "First public test release of antiX M11 series. It comes in three flavours; antiX 'full', antiX 'base' and antiX 'core' for i686 and i486 (PI and K5/6) computers. It is an upgraded release of antiX M8.5 as well as incorporating several changes since the release of antiX M8.5. We are still keeping with GRUB legacy and the 2.6.32 MEPIS kernel at the moment. Features: all applications upgraded via Debian 'Testing' repositories up to 27 December 2010; bugs from antiX M8.5 fixed; antiX 'full' now defaults to an IceWM ROX desktop though other options are available in the boot menu; Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts included in antiX 'full', as well as ibus...." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details. Download: antiX-M11-pt1-686.iso (617MB, MD5), antiX-M11-base-pt1-686.iso (312MB, MD5), antiX-M11-core-pt1-686.iso (110MB, MD5).

Warren Woodford has announced the release of antiX 8.5, a lightweight MEPIS variant designed for older computers: Nine months since the release of antiX M8.2, the antiX team announce that antiX MEPIS 8.5 - a fast, light, flexible and complete desktop and live CD based on SimplyMEPIS and Debian 'testing' - is now available in full and base versions. This release defaults to a fully customised IceWM desktop (Fluxbox, wmii and dwm are also installed) using a SimplyMEPIS 2.6.32 kernel, tweaked MEPIS Assistants for better compatibility in antiX and the usual range of applications for desktop use. Iceape for Internet needs, AbiWord and Gnumeric for office use, XMMS and Google's music manager for audio, gxine, MPlayer and GNOME MPlayer for video.... antiX works on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM." Read the rest of the release announcement which includes a detailed list of changes since the previous stable release. Download: antiX-M8.5-686.iso (485MB, MD5), antiX-M8.5-486.iso (483MB, MD5).

Warren Woodford has announced the release of antiX 8.2, a lightweight variant of SimplyMEPIS designed for older computers: "The antiX team is proud to announce that an updated antiX MEPIS 8.2 final is available at MEPIS mirrors. This release defaults to a fully customised IceWM desktop (Fluxbox is also installed) using a SimplyMEPIS 2.6.27 kernel and tweaked MEPIS Assistants for better compatibility in antiX. Ten languages are fully supported out of the box, with the language chosen at live CD boot carrying over to install. Boot time should be faster, particularly if the 'Faster' option is chosen at live CD boot menu and RAM usage low. antiX-Control Centre has been further improved, new scripts for screenshots, phonebook, mouse configuration have been added." Read the rest of the release announcement for further details and system requirements. Download: antiX-M8.2.iso (466MB, MD5).

antiX 8, a lightweight distribution based on the upcoming SimplyMEPIS 8.0, has been released: "The antiX team is proud to announce that antiX MEPIS 8 - a fast and light complete desktop and live CD based on SimplyMEPIS and Debian Testing, with a little bit of sidux - is now available at MEPIS mirrors. This release defaults to a fully customised IceWM desktop (Fluxbox is also installed). In addition to the SimplyMEPIS 8.0 foundation with its 2.6.27 kernel and assistants, antiX has an improved antiX Control Centre, new scripts for screenshots, and phonebook. There are improved and extended themes and artwork for IceWM and Fluxbox. Localisation is much improved in this version. As well as including usual applications such as Iceweasel 3.0.6, Pidgin 2.4, AbiWord 2.6.4 and Gnumeric 1.8.3, antiX 8 also includes the sidux meta-installer, an updated ceni and wicd for wired and wireless connections, UMTSmon - a simple connect program for users using 3G USB modems...." Read the rest of the release announcement and release notes for further information. Download: antiX-M8.iso (436MB, MD5), antiX-M8-base.iso (237MB, MD5).

MEPIS has announced a new release of antiX, a Debian-based distribution designed to run on computers with older or limited hardware: "Anti and MEPIS announce the release of antiX MEPIS 7.5 'Toussaint Louverture'. Built using the MEPIS Linux 7.0 core, including the MEPIS 2.6.22 kernel and utilities, along with selected additions from Debian 'Lenny', this light-weight operating system is especially appropriate for older hardware and users who like a very fast and highly configurable system. New features based on community contributions are led by the antiX Control Centre, which provides a single place for managing desktop, system, network, and hardware. Also the well-tested smxi script permits the user to maintain a rolling upgrade of kernels and drivers." Read the rest of the release announcement for more information. Download: antiX-M7.5.iso (393MB, MD5).

MEPIS has announced the release of antiX 7.2, a lightweight, community variant of MEPIS Linux designed for older computers: "MEPIS has announced the release of antiX 7.2, 'VetÃ«vendosje.' Built using the MEPIS Linux 7.0 core including the MEPIS 2.6.22 kernel and utilities, along with selected additions from Debian Lenny, this lightweight operating system is especially appropriate for older hardware and users who like a very fast functional system. Pre-configured window managers Fluxbox and IceWM, as well as Conky and ROX Desktop, come ready to use. The search tool Catfish and the video player gxine have been added. New features based on community contributions include revised customized menus for better usability, a detailed set of FAQs for the new user, original wallpapers, and scripts for easy configuration of user and system files." Read the release announcement and check out the list of installed application for further details. Download: antiX-M7.2.iso (359MB, MD5).

antiX 7.01, a lightweight derivative of SimplyMEPIS 7.0, was released as an update to antiX 7.0: "antiX is built and maintained by MEPIS community member anticapitalista, as a free version of MEPIS for very old 32-bit PC hardware and is designed to work on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM and Pentium II or equivalent, but not AMD K5/K6 processors... This updated version of 'Lysistrata' is built using the MEPIS Linux 7.0 core, including the MEPIS 7 updated and security-patched 2.6.22.14 kernel and upgraded MEPIS utilities, Debian security upgrades and application upgrades since antiX-M7 was released on October 29. The Live CD scripts have been improved, extra 'cheatcodes' added and bugs squashed. Kernel headers are now included and antiX uses X.Org 7.2 from the Debian Testing repositories. This release contains the new GRUB menu theme developed and contributed by the MEPIS community." Check the full release announcement, the website of antiX, and its forum for more information. Download: antiX-M7.01-base.iso (installable LiveCD using fluxbox, 177MB, MD5), antiX-M7.01.iso, (309MB, MD5).

antiX 7.0, a light-weight edition of MEPIS Linux, has been released: "MEPIS has announced the 'Lysistrata' release of antiX, a light-weight derivative of SimplyMEPIS 7.0. This version of antiX is built using the MEPIS Linux 7.0 core including the MEPIS 2.6.22 kernel and utilities, but mostly it has a different set of default user applications: Fluxbox and IceWM window managers, AbiWord, Gnumeric, Scite, Nano, Iceweasel, Sylpheed, Pidgin, XChat... AntiX is designed to work on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM and Pentium II or equivalent AMD processors, but not K5/K6 processors. After installation, even 32 MB RAM has worked. The new ISO images are available in the 'released/antix' subdirectory at the MEPIS subscriber's site and at the MEPIS public mirrors." Read the rest of the release announcement for further information. Download: antiX-M7.iso (301MB, MD5).

Warren Woodford has announced the first release candidate of antiX 7.0, a light-weight, SimplyMEPIS-based distribution designed for older computers: "Anti and Warren announce the 7.0 RC1 release of antiX, a light-weight derivative of MEPIS Linux. AntiX 7.0 RC1 is like antiX 7.0 Beta 2 except that the look has been updated, including the wallpaper, and the packages have been updated to be in sync with MEPIS 7.0 Beta 4. Anti also reports that he has fixed the reported bugs that are unique to antiX. AntiX is designed to work on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM and Pentium II or equivalent AMD processors. ISO images and deltas are available in the 'testing' subdirectory at the MEPIS subscriber's site and at the MEPIS public mirrors." Read the rest of the release announcement for additional information. Download from here: antiX-M7-rc1.iso (288MB).

The second development release of antiX 7.0, a light-weight edition of MEPIS Linux designed for older computers, is now available for testing: "MEPIS has announced the 7.0 beta 2 release of antiX, a light-weight derivative of MEPIS. AntiX is built and maintained by a MEPIS community member as a free version of MEPIS for very old 32-bit PC hardware. AntiX 7.0 beta 2 is very similar to AntiX 6.5 except that it is built using the MEPIS Linux 7.0 core including the MEPIS 2.6.22 kernel and utilities, but mostly it has a different set of default user applications. AntiX is designed to work on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM and Pentium II or equivalent AMD processors." Read the full release announcement for more information. Download: antiX-M7_beta2.iso (299MB, MD5).

Warren Woodford has announced the release of antiX 6.5, a light-weight MEPIS derivative designed for older computers: "MEPIS has announced the 'Spartacus' release of antiX, a lightweight derivative of MEPIS. AntiX is built and maintained by MEPIS a community member, as a free version of MEPIS for very old 32-bit PC hardware. AntiX is built using the MEPIS Linux 6.5 core including the MEPIS 2.6.15 kernel and utilities, but mostly it has a different set of default user applications: Fluxbox and IceWM, AbiWord, Gnumeric, Leafpad, Scite, Nano, GIMP, Firefox 2, Sylpheed-claws, Dillo.... AntiX is designed to work on computers with as little as 64 MB RAM and Pentium II or equivalent AMD processors." For more information please read the press release and visit the project's web page. Download: antiX-Mepis6.5.iso (410MB, MD5).

antiX is a new, unofficial derivative of MEPIS Linux aimed at computers with as little as 128 MB or RAM. A development release, offering the choice of Fluxbox or IceWM as window managers, is now available for testing: "MEPIS has announced that the release candidate of a community built and maintained ultra-lite derivative of MEPIS has been released for public testing. AntiX is the brainchild of a MEPIS community member, who wanted a version of MEPIS that would work well on very old PC hardware. AntiX is not a lite version of SimplyMEPIS and it is not an official product of MEPIS. It is built from the MEPIS Linux core, but mostly it has a different set of default user applications: Fluxbox and IceWM window managers, AbiWord, Gnumeric, GIMP, Firefox, Sylpheed Claws...." Read the full release announcement for further details. Download: antiX_6.5.rc5_32.iso (403MB, MD5).

3CX Phone System is a specialist, Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run a complete unified communications platform. The 3CX client, included in the distribution, can also be installed separately on most hardware as well as the cloud. It provides a complete open standards-based IP PBX and phone system that works with popular SIP trunks and IP phones. It will automatically configure all supported peripherals and it also comes with clients for Windows, OS X, iOS and Android. The ISO image includes a free license for the 3CX PBX edition. The ISO image contains the standard Debian installer which installs a minimal system with the nginx web server, PostgreSQL database, iptables firewall and Secure Shell. Options not relevant to 3CX have been removed from the distribution. Download the installation ISO image from here: debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (372MB).